Hat and umbrella rack.



No. 665,846. Patented Jan. 8,1190].

. J. M. ALEXANDER.

' HATAND UMBRELLA RACK.

' (Application filed 27, 1900.

(No Model.)

Users STATES s'rsn' r JOHN M. ALEXANDER, OF CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA, Assicnon' or ONE-THIRD .TO HARRY D. cons, oF- SAME PLACE.

HAT AND UM ensure sack.

SEECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 665,84=6, dated January 8, 1901.

' Application filed Mar ch 27, 1900, Serial NolihSG. I (Irlo model.)

1'0 (1,7 7, whom, it may concern; folded back against the back of the pew or lie it known that I, JOHN M. ALEXANDER, whatever it may be attached to when not in 5 a citizen of the United States, residing at Oeuse. Its construction is such as to render it dar Rapids, in the county of Linn and State very convenient in connection with church- 5 of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and useful pews, as no provision is usually --ade for improvements in 1 lat and Umbrella Racks; holding hats, and they are accordingly laid on and i do hereby declare the following to be a the door or in the seat and likely to be kicked full, clear, and exact description of the inor crushed. vention, such as will enable others skilled in It is not absolutely necessary that the.

10 the art to which it appertains to make and use brackets should fold back; but this feature is the same. desirable, particularly in connection with The object of this invention is to provide church-pews, as it leaves an unobstructed a convenient support for a hat and an urnpassage for the occupants in entering or leavbrella or cane attachable to church-pews or ing the pew. 15 other places where required. Having thus described my invention, What The nature of the invention will be fully I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters disclosed in the description and claims fol- Patent, islowing, reference being had to the accompa- 1 A hat and cane or umbrella support,

nying drawings, in whichcomprising a pair of brackets provided with 20 Figure 1 is a view in perspective, illustratcane-supporting hooks, a bail having a downing a device embodying my invention as apward, middle curvature adapted to take a plied to a churclrpew. Fig. 2 is an enlarged hat-crown, pivotally connecting said brackview of the same detached. ets a short distance from the wall or other Similar letters of reference indicate corre support, and means substantially as described 25 spending parts. for mounting said brackets pivotally on a In the drawings, A designates a churchwall, so as to swing sidewise when not in use.

pew back to which are attached suitable sup- 2. A hat and cane or umbrella support,

ports I; for hooked brackets C. These brackcomprising pair of wire brackets provided cts are connected at C by a bailD, having a With'terrninal pivots to engage screw eyes in 0 middle curve at l) to take the crown of a the wall or other support, eyes to connect hat l The brackets are provided with hooks with a hat-supporting bail, and bent to form (1", which serve as a support for an umbrella cane-supporting hooks, a hat-supporting bail or cane, asillustrated in Fig. 1. In practice having terminal eyes to connect with the lhc brackets and hail are formed of wire eyes in the brackets and a middle. curved 5 bent in substantially the form shown. At 0 portion to take the hat-crown, and screw-eyes and 0 the (ends of the wire forming each to support the bracket-pivots, substantially bracket are bent down to form a pivot cngagas described. lug the support ll, which may be a simple i In testimony whereof I affix my signature screw-eye, as shown. At 0' an eye is formed in presence of two witnesses.

4,0 to connect with a terminal eye D al; cachcnd JOHN M. ALEXANDER.

ol" the bail. A portion of the body oi each Witnesses: bracket is looped back upon ltscll to form (Hi0. ll. SMITH, lu hook. So coustructml the device may be J. M. ST. JOHN. 

